Science fiction comedy

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Science fiction comedy (sci-fi comedy) or comic science fiction is a

subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that exploits the science fiction genre's conventions for comedic effect.[1] Comic science fiction often mocks or satirizes standard science fiction conventions, concepts and tropes – such as alien invasion of Earth, interstellar travel, or futuristic technology. It can also satirize and criticize present-day society.[2]

An early example was the

C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl, and Robert Sheckley.[3]

British popular culture, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has become an international multi-media phenomenon; the novels are the most widely distributed, having been translated into more than 30 languages by 2005.[7][8]

Terry Pratchett's 1981 novel Strata also exemplifies the comic science fiction genre.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Comedy Science Fiction". Sfbook.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  2. ^ Compare: The Animal Fable in Science Fiction and Fantasy, Bruce Shaw, McFarland, 2010, page 19: "[...] the objective of making social comment, if not social change, is to be found in those earlier forms."
  3. ^ The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Volume 1, Gary Westfahl, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005, Page 145
  4. ^ "Jo Kent saves cult hg2g game from scrapheap". Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  5. ^ "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Douglasadams.com. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  6. ISBN 1-84023-742-2
    .
  7. ISBN 1-904048-46-3
    .
  8. ^ "The Ultimate Reference Guide to British Popular Culture". Oxford Royale. 23 November 2016.
  9. ^ Moody, Nickianne (2016). Matthews, Nicole (ed.). Judging a Book by Its Cover: Fans, Publishers, Designers, and the Marketing of Fiction. Routledge.
    ISBN 9781351924672
    . Retrieved 2018-04-28. Pratchett was associated with irreverent and comic writing which is an established sub genre in science fiction - for example Strata (1982) a parody of Larry Niven's Ringworld[,] a classic science fiction series.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Science_fiction_comedy&oldid=1152466679"